Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.